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Vth World Parks Congress - 7-17 September 2003, Durban, South Africa

The Homepage www.iucn.org/wpc2003/ contains a brief introduction as to what the WPC is and links to the main sections -
This section contains information about the WPC, ranging from the concept of parks congresses with a historical overview of previous congresses, to logistical information such as details of the congress location, dates, organizers, and a brief description of the WCPA
Outputs of the Congress
This section contains a breakdown of the programme per day, details of the workshops, side events and short courses. It also provides information about the exhibition, the field trips and pre / post congress tours.
This is where new documents are posted and news disseminated. As well it host the daily coverage of the congress events and gives useful updates in the build up to the WPC. It includes links to the PARKS newsletter and a section for the Media, covering press releases, media briefs and details of media accreditation
All you ever wanted to know about the people behind the WPC, from IUCN and WCPA staff to people in South Africa National Parks, the South African Ministry for the Environment, the Congress Patrons and other partners. This section also provides useful links
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IUCN wishes to acknowledge the generous support of the Global Environment Facility and the project facilitation by the United Nations Environment Programme which made possible the successful staging of the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress, Durban South Africa. GEF/UNEP support, along with other donors is helping to ensure that the Congress outputs are impacting protected areas thinking around then world.


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IUCN and its World Commission on Protected Areas would like to extend our most heartfelt thanks to all of our supporters, without whom the Parks Congress would not become a reality. Your support allows us to achieve our goal - to apply the best science, information and experience towards improving the condition of protected areas around the world.

For information on supporting IUCN's work on protected areas, please contact Peter Shadie, senior Programme Officer at peter.shadie@iucn.org

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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Services
http://www.atsic.gov.au/
Agence intergouvernmentale de la Francophonie
Agence intergouvernmentale de la Francophonie
http://agence.francophonie.org/
AusAid Australian Government Overseas Aid
http://www.ausaid.gov.au/default.cfm
Andreas Stihl Stiftung - Andreas Stihl Foundation
Andreas Stihl Stiftung - Andreas Stihl Foundation
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BirdLife International
BirdLife International
http://www.birdlife.net/
BP p.l.c.
BP p.l.c.
http://www.bp.com/
Bundesministerium für Land und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt & Wasserwirtschaft, Austria
Bundesministerium für Land und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt & Wasserwirtschaft, Austria
(Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment & Water Management)
http://www.lebensministerium.at/
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Canadian International Development Agency
Canadian International Development Agency
http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/index.htm
Canon Inc.
Canon Inc.
http://www.canon.com/index.html
Conservation International
Conservation International
http://www.conservation.org
Council of Agriculture, Forestry Department, Taiwan, Province of China

Council of Agriculture, Forestry Department, Taiwan, Province of China
http://wwwe.coa.gov.tw/

The Countryside Agency
The Countryside Agency
http://www.countryside.gov.uk
CRC Reef Centre Ltd, Australia
CRC Reef Centre Ltd, Australia
http://www.reef.crc.org.au/
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DEFRA - UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
DEFRA - UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
http://www.defra.gov.uk/
DEZA - Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
DEZA - Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation
http://www.deza.admin.ch
Cooperazione Italiana
DGCS - Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy
http://www.esteri.it/
Directorate of Nature Norway
Directorate of Nature Norway
http://www.naturforvaltning.no/
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Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation
http://www.fordfound.org/
Ministère des affaires étrangères

French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
http://www.france.diplomatie.fr/

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German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
http://www.bfn.de/
Girringun Aboriginal Corporation, Australia
Girringun Aboriginal Corporation, Australia
http://www.atns.net.au
Global Environment Facility
Global Environment Facility
http://www.gefweb.org/
Government of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Environment & Development Cooperation, Biodiversity & Forests Division
Government of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Environment & Development Cooperation, Biodiversity & Forests Division
http://www.minbuza.nl
Government of South Africa - Department of Environment Affairs & Tourism
Government of South Africa - Department of Environment Affairs & Tourism
http://www.environment.gov.za/
GTZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit
GTZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit
http://www.gtz.de/
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International Ranger Federation
International Ranger Federation
http://www.int-ranger.net/
International Tropical Timber Organisation
International Tropical Timber Organisation
http://www.itto.or.jp/Index.html
InWEnt, Capacity Building International, Germany

InWEnt, Capacity Building International, Germany
http://www.inwent.org

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John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
http://www.macfound.org/
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Ministerio dell'Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio
Ministry of Environment and Protection of the Territory, Nature Conservation Service, Italy
http://www.scn.minambiente.it/
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
http://formin.finland.fi/english/
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Nationwide Building Society, UK
Nationwide Building Society, UK
http://www.nationwide.co.uk/
National Geographic Society
National Geographic Society
http://www.ngs.org/
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OPEC Fund for International Development
OPEC Fund for International Development
http://www.opecfund.org/
Organismo Autonomo de Parques Nacionales
Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales
http://www.mma.es/parques/oapn/
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Environment Australia - Parks Australia

Parks Australia
http://ea.gov.au/pa/index.html

Parks Canada
Parks Canada
http://www.pc.gc.ca/index_e.asp
Parks Victoria, Australia

Parks Victoria, Australia
http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/

Peace Parks Foundation
Peace Parks Foundation
http://www.peaceparks.org/
Policy and Coordination Division, Nature Conservation Bureau, The Environment Agency of Japan
Policy and Coordination Division, Nature Conservation Bureau, The Environment Agency of Japan
http://www.env.go.jp/en/
Fondo Nacional para Áreas Protegidas por el Estado - Perú
Fondo Nacional para Áreas Protegidas por el Estado - Perú
http://www.profonanpe.org.pe/
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Quebec Labrador Foundation
Quebec Labrador Foundation
http://www.qlf.org/
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Rainforest Cooperative Research Centre, Australia
Rainforest Cooperative Research Centre, Australia
http://rainforest-crc.jcu.edu.au/
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Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, Resources Agency of California

Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, Resources Agency of California

http://ceres.ca.gov/smmc/
http://resources.ca.gov/

Shell International
http://www.shell.com
South African National Parks
South African National Parks
http://www.sanparks.org/
Swiss Federal Office of the Environment, Forests and Landscape

Swiss Federal Office of the Environment, Forests and Landscape
http://www.umwelt-schweiz.ch/buwal/

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Terralingua
Terralingua
http://www.terralingua.org/
TNC - The Nature Conservancy
TNC - The Nature Conservancy
http://nature.org/
The Turner Foundation
The Turner Foundation
http://www.turnerfoundation.org/
TransGrid
TransGrid
http://www.tg.nsw.gov.au/
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UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme
UNEP - United Nations Environment Programme
http://www.unep.org/
UNEP/WCMC - World Conservation Monitoring Centre

UNEP/WCMC - World Conservation Monitoring Centre
http://www.wcmc.org.uk/
UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
http://www.unesco.org/
United Nations Foundation
United Nations Foundation
http://www.unfoundation.org/
University of Aquila - Italy
University of Aquila - Italy
http://www.univaq.it/
University of Torino
University of Torino - Italy
http://www.unito.it/
University of Western Sydney
University of Western Sydney
http://www.uws.edu.au/
USAID - US Agency for International Development
USAID - US Agency for International Development
http://www.usaid.gov/
US Department of Agriculture - Forest Service
US Department of Agriculture - Forest Service
http://www.fs.fed.us/
USDA Forest Service
USDA Forest Service
http://www.fs.fed.us/
US Department of the Interior - National Park Service
US Department of the Interior - National Park Service
http://www.nps.gov/
US Department of State - Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
US Department of State - Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
http://www.state.gov/g/oes/
US Fish and Wildlife Service
US Fish and Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.gov/
USNOAA - US National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
USNOAA - US National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
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The World Bank

The World Bank
http://www.worldbank.org/

WRI - World Resources Institute
WRI - World Resources Institute
http://www.wri.org/
WWF - World Wildlife Fund
WWF - World Wildlife Fund
http://www.panda.org/

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The Banff Centre

The Banff Centre
http://www.banffcentre.ca/

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California Institute of Public Affairs

California Institute of Public Affairs
http://www.interenvironment.org/cipa/

Center for Applied Biodiversity Science at Conservation International

Center for Applied Biodiversity Science at Conservation International
http://biodiversityscience.org/

The Commonwealth Foundation, UK

The Commonwealth Foundation, UK
http://commonwealthfoundation.com/

Conservation International
Conservation International
http://www.conservation.org
Convention on Biological Diversity
http://www.biodiv.org/default.aspx
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Government of South Africa - Department of Environment Affairs & Tourism

Department for Environment and Heritage, Government of South Australia
http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/

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Environment Australia
Environment Australia
http://www.ea.gov.au/index.html
Equator Initiative
Equator Initiative
http://www.undp.org/equatorinitiative/
Ezemvelo Kwa Zulu Natal Wildlife
Ezemvelo Kwa Zulu Natal Wildlife
http://www.kznwildlife.com/default.htm
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Fauna & Flora International

Fauna & Flora International
http://www.fauna-flora.org/

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Global Dimension Trust

Global Dimension Trust
http://www.global-dimension.co.uk/

Groundwork

Groundwork
http://www.groundwork.org.uk/

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International Ecotourism Society
International Ecotourism Society
http://www.ecotourism.org/
IUCN-Netherlands

IUCN-Netherlands
http://www.nciucn.nl/

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The Mountain Institute
The Mountain Institute
http://www.mountain.org/
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National Botanical Institute of South Africa and Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden

National Botanical Institute of South Africa and Kirstenbosch
National Botanical Garden
http://www.nbi.ac.za

National Geographic Society
National Geographic Society
http://www.ngs.org/
New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service
New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service
http://www.npws.nsw.gov.au/
The Netherlands Centre for Indigenous Peoples

The Netherlands Centre for Indigenous Peoples
http://www.nciv.net/

NPCA - National Parks and Conservation Association
NPCA - National Parks and Conservation Association
http://www.npca.org
NRCA - Natural Resources Council of America
NRCA - Natural Resources Council of America
http://www.naturalresourcescouncil.org/
NRPA - National Recreation & Parks Association
NRPA - National Recreation & Parks Association
http://www.nrpa.org/
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Environment Australia - Parks Australia

Parks Australia
http://ea.gov.au/pa/index.html

Parks Canada
Parks Canada
http://www2.parkscanada.gc.ca
Parks Victoria, Australia
Parks Victoria, Australia
http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/
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Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service,  Australia

Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Australia
http://www.env.qld.gov.au

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Rainforest Alliance
Rainforest Alliance
http://www.rainforest-alliance.org/
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
http://www.ramsar.org/

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Swedish International Biodiversity Programme

Swedish International Biodiversity Programme
http://www.cbm.slu.se/

Swedish Society for Nature Conservation

Swedish Society for Nature Conservation
http://www.snf.se/english.cfm

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TNC - The Nature Conservancy
TNC - The Nature Conservancy
http://nature.org/
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United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Development Programme
http://www.undp.org/
University of Montana, USA

University of Montana, USA
http://www.umt.edu/

The University of Queensland, Australia

The University of Queensland, Australia
http://www.uq.edu.au/

University of Waterloo, Canada

University of Waterloo, Canada
http://www.uwaterloo.ca/

University of Western Sydney
University of Western Sydney
http://www.uws.edu.au/
USEPA - US Environmental Protection Agency
USEPA - US Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/
USNOAA - US National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
USNOAA - US National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
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WCS - The Wildlife Conservation Society
WCS - The Wildlife Conservation Society
http://wcs.org/
WRI - World Resources Institute
WRI - World Resources Institute
http://www.wri.org/
WWF - World Wildlife Fund
WWF - World Wildlife Fund
http://www.panda.org/
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Yale University – Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies 

Yale University – Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies  
http://www.yale.edu/forestry/


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Individual Donor
Augusto Dammert

 

Vth World Parks Congress RECOMMENDATIONS
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Vth World Parks Congress DURBAN ACCORD
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Vth World Parks Congress DURBAN ACTION PLAN
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Vth World Parks Congress MESSAGE TO THE CBD
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Vth World Parks Congress EMERGING ISSUES
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OTHER WPC OUTPUTS
The UN List of PAs 2003
Managing PAs
African Outputs
PALNet - PAs Learning Network
Tourism & PAs
Transboundary Initiatives
PAs Categories Review
Extractive Industries & PAs
Non Material Values of PAs
Mountains & PAs
WPC DOCUMENTS
WPC Participants List
WPC USERGUIDE & WPC PROGRAMME
PDF Version - 403KB
Word Version - 915KB
WPC Media Kit
IUCN SSC Media Kit for the WPC
IUCN Pakistan website on Protected Areas
IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation website for the WPC
IUCN SUR Website for the WPC
IUCN CEESP - TILCEPA - Theme on Indigenous and Local Communities, Equity and Protected Areas at the WPC
IUCN ELC @ WPC
IUCN CEM @ WPC
Monday 8 September IISD-ENB Report
Tuesday 9 September IISD-ENB Report
Wednesday 10 September IISD-ENB Report
Thursday 11 September IISD-ENB Report
Friday 12 September IISD-ENB Report
Saturday, Sunday & Monday 13, 14 & 15 September IISD-ENB Report
Tuesday 16 September IISD-ENB Report
Wednesday 17 September IISD-ENB Report
IISD-ENB
WPC Summary Report
Frequent Asked Questions about the World Parks Congress
Vth World Parks Congres - Benefits Beyond Boundaries
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